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Fran Lebowitz: Si c'était une ville...

Original title: Pretend It's a City
  • TV Mini Series
  • 2021
  • 13
  • 30m
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Fran Lebowitz: Si c'était une ville... (2021)
Pretend It's A City
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Wander the New York City streets and fascinating mind of wry writer, humorist and raconteur Fran Lebowitz as she sits down with Martin Scorsese.Wander the New York City streets and fascinating mind of wry writer, humorist and raconteur Fran Lebowitz as she sits down with Martin Scorsese.Wander the New York City streets and fascinating mind of wry writer, humorist and raconteur Fran Lebowitz as she sits down with Martin Scorsese.

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    • Fran Lebowitz
    • Martin Scorsese
    • Michael Alexis Palmer
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    • Stars
      • Fran Lebowitz
      • Martin Scorsese
      • Michael Alexis Palmer
    • 64User reviews
    • 26Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

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    Fran Lebowitz
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    • Self
    • 2021
    Martin Scorsese
    Martin Scorsese
    • Self
    • 2021
    Michael Alexis Palmer
    Michael Alexis Palmer
    • Host at the Players
    Spike Lee
    Spike Lee
    • Self
    • 2021
    Alec Baldwin
    Alec Baldwin
    • Self
    • 2021
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    Olivia Wilde
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    • 2021
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    • 2021
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    10davidbunworth

    Brilliant wit

    As an overseas visitor to NY for over 40 years I have loved the humour that you hear there when visiting. Fran Lebowitz has a brilliant way of describing NY and all it's travails Without doubt one the funniest clever and laconic delivery of lines by an individual. I loved Jackie Mason and his jewish influences in humour and Fran matches it all the way. Loads of laugh out loud moments and Martin Scorsese laughing with her is wonderful also. A joy and a must see!
    10altereggo123

    One of the only good things to happen to NYC during the pandemic

    This series is mandatory viewing for all New Yorkers and strongly recommended for anyone else, whether you've visited, intend to visit, or wouldn't be caught dead here.

    Fran Lebowitz and Martin Scorsese capture the feeling of the city from the 70s to the present perfectly. I've been here more or less the whole time and I just sat and marveled. Plus, one can't say enough about the editing, the music and the overall presentation of Fran Lebowitz's wit and wisdom. She's an unusual person and this is an unusual film, all in a good way. It's the perfect film for these times.
    8MiguelAReina

    Love and hate New York

    A love letter to New York from a critical perspective. These conversations between Fran Lebowitz and Martin Scorsese, which continue the documentary "Public speaking" (HBO, 2010), reel off diverse topics with a sense of humor. You could say that it is a snobbish, old-fashioned and curmudgeon look, but that is precisely one of the virtues of Lebowitz's thoughts. And, above all, it is a chronicle of cultural life in a magical and dark city.
    10jftbomb

    Hope there's a season 2

    Been feeling a little isolated and lonely. This show is fantastic. I could listen to Miss Lebowitz all day. I love her perspective on life. Lots of laughs
    cutile_a

    It can't be less than a 10. It's wonderful

    What a wonderful treat this is! The concept of the film is incredibly simple. It's a conversation but really it is Fran talking. About everything, mostly about NYC and also about everything. And to see Scorsese barely saying 2 words but laughing hard almost throughout it, yet to be completely gripped is such a surprise. You hang onto Fran's every word.

    My personal favourite so far, I haven't finished the series - I'm on episode 6 and don't want to finish it just yet so I can enjoy it for a bit longer - my favourite moment so far is Fran talking about believing all the women who have called out the men taking advantage of them or abusing them: the me to movement. It is so empowering and validating because, as a woman who was once a girl and a young woman, I have been through all that and think exactly like Fran. This is just a small nugget of beauty of the whole series. There are so many, many more moments like this.

    And what adds to its beauty is the fact that a woman who talks about being so angry and is ranting and raging about this and that can talking about things that are so inspiring and moving and hopeful. Thank you for such a treat.

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      Lebowitz knocks over the Queensboro Bridge when they recorded the scenes inside New York' scale model at the Queens Museum. According to her, the guy who was in charge of the shooting was in a panic the entire time.
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      Featured in The 7PM Project: Episode dated 12 February 2024 (2024)

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